April

I bet you didn't know that the word Easter can be a verb. Well, to my in-laws it is. We all went Eastering to the desert a couple days after the actual holiday. It happened to be Spring Break for many of the schools, including UVU, so we headed southeast. We had our choice of where to spend the day because apparently this part of the desert isn't a popular destination for folks from our area.

The rocks here are well suited to adventurous kids. But they are deceptively sharp on the surface so we had a few cuts by the end of the day. I ended up with a hole in my jeans and Bennett managed to get a giant tear in the seat of his pants. He didn't want anyone to see his underwear but we could see plenty. This kids archery set was fun for our boys.

For lunch we had hot dogs cooked on a tiny portable grill. And there was plenty of candy to go around. The unpredictable wind created a challenge for kids to fly kites but it was decent weather overall.



This egg hunt was unique for sure...but not original. We found eggs before our family had even hid any. But it was a fun day, a nice way to get away from the usual routine.

Oh, how time escapes me! It's unbelievable to me that Bennett is four years old. Today he said to me that he thinks he might be the smartest kid in the world. He is smart...and we'll work on his humility. I asked Bennett what kind of cake he would like for his birthday and each time it was different and often bizarre. Finally, when I was almost out of time to bake it, we settled on lemon-blueberry. There you have it, a bundt cake.

Bennett had repeatedly asked for a Luke Skywalker costume and this was the best I could do online. I hope he wants to wear it when he's 6 or so because it's pretty big on him. I am convinced that Star Wars will live on longer than any of us.

We had a triple birthday celebration for Bennett, Emmerson, and Austin. Heidi made these sweet little minion cupcakes. I made some trifle for dessert, the banana blackberry was a new combo for me and it's my new favorite.

We were lucky to have a visit from Jaylene and her two sweet little ones. Ellie here is wearing a bib as a cape and she sporting a necklace she found in Paxton's toy drawer. They spent a couple of days with us and we loved having them. Ellie was not shy about playing with the boys and she had a great time with them on the trampoline.

You might ask where the youngest one is...Cami was hanging out in the stroller. She is a beautiful, happy baby and I am a FOOL because I don't have a good picture of her! What's wrong with me? We all know the whole point of this blog is to SEE PHOTOS of the kiddos. Oh well, another excuse to plan a trip south.

 Here's the best shot I could manage with the camera strap wrapped around a pole to set up a self-timer shot. I'm not sure what Bennett is doing there but don't look too close : )